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Defenition of the word Olympiad

    • Defenition of the word Olympiad

      • A period of four years, by which the ancient Greeks reckoned time, being the interval from one celebration of the Olympic games to another, beginning with the victory of Corbus in the foot race, which took place in the year 776 b.c.
      • one of the 4-year intervals between Olympic Games; used to reckon time in ancient Greece beginning in 776 BC
      • the modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country
      • one of the 4-year intervals between Olympic Games; used to reckon time in ancient Greece for twelve centuries beginning in 776 BC
      • one of the four-year intervals between Olympic Games; used to reckon time in ancient Greece for twelve centuries beginning in 776 BC

    Synonyms for the word Olympiad

      • Olympiad
      • Olympic Games
      • Olympics

    Hyponyms for the word Olympiad

      • Winter Olympic Games
      • Winter Olympics

    Hypernyms for the word Olympiad

      • amount of time
      • athletic competition
      • athletic contest
      • athletics
      • period
      • period of time
      • time period

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